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A history of isotope ratio mass spectrometry
The history of isotope ratio mass spectrometry and the terminology adopted by this specialised branch of mass spectrometry is discussed, with special reference to doping control.
- Published: Sep 28, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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UCSF builds new $20 million hub for global health
With a US$20 million gift from the philanthropist Chuck Feeney, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will build a new hub for global health sciences at its Mission Bay campus.
- Published: Sep 26, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Top pharma places to work
The US company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals tops this year's Science Careers Top Employers Survey, which identifies those life science companies considered to be the top employers in the industry.
- Published: Sep 24, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Stacked graphene layers respond differently to heating
The upper layer of graphene in a bilayer assembly behaves differently upon heating to the lower layer as revealed by Raman spectroscopy.
- Published: Sep 24, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Cannabis identified ambiently
Cannabis has been identified by direct analysis of the plant material using an ambient mass spectrometry technique which can distinguish between active and inactive components.
- Published: Sep 20, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Non-invasive diagnosis of melanoma
Melanomas have been diagnosed with high sensitivity and specificity by a non-invasive procedure involving NIR and skin impedance spectroscopy.
- Published: Sep 17, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Learn how to drive Curiosity on Mars
The Royal Society of Chemistry is offering an insight into what it's like to drive Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover, by hosting a live online question-and-answer session with rover driver Paolo Bellutta on Friday 7 September at 16:00BST.
- Published: Sep 6, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Flu best treated with combined Chinese and Western medicine, metabonomics study shows
A metabonomics study of patients suffering from the H1N1 strain of flu identified several disease biomarkers in serum and showed that a combination of Chinese and western medicine provided the best treatment.
- Published: Sep 5, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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VOCs from breath and fluids distinguish individuals
The profiles of volatile organic compounds emitted from human hands, breath and various biological fluids can differentiate between individuals, which is of interest to forensic and clinical communities.
- Published: Aug 29, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Fingerprints yield gender of suspects
The peptides and proteins left behind in latent fingerprints can be analysed by a mass spectrometric imaging technique to predict the gender of the suspect.
- Published: Aug 27, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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